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	<description>Stories to motivate and inspire. . .</description>
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		<title>I owe it to my son.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children and Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Future Nurses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Skye
Age: 21
State: CA
What motivated you to get your GED? When I was 15 I got pregnant and I felt helpless like no one my age would understand the changes I was about to grow through. I felt judged and out of place and the pressure of being alone finally got to me, so I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t waste your life.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting a Better Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio GED]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Shauna
City and State: Dayton, Ohio
What motivated you to get your GED? I realized I needed my GED when I wanted to go to school to be a chef, and this is very much in the way! I was very lazy when I was young, but now I realize if I had done this a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I want to serve my community.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Jose
What motivated you to get your GED? I would like to join the police.
How have your friends and family helped you, motivated you, or inspired you? I inspired myself.
What problems have you faced? I need help to get my GED.
What do you hope to gain from getting your GED? My dream is to join [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My family wants me to succeed.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 16:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name:  Jake
Age: 18
State: Wyoming
What motivated you to get your GED?  My family, they want me to succeed in life.
How have your friends and family helped you? My whole family and girlfriend have helped me.
What problems have you faced? Me becoming diabetic and my failure in school.
What do you hope to gain from getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now I’ll be able to start college.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 18:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Math]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GED Students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Joshua
Age: 23
City and State: Austin, TX
What motivated you to get your GED? I obtained my GED because I was tired of dead end retail jobs. I knew the only way to live the life I wanted to was to get into college.
How have your friends and family helped you? My family made sure to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I nailed it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 18:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name:  Andrey K.
Age: 23
City and State: Brooklyn, NY
I never thought it would be possible to go back. It has been over 7 years since my last visit to a high school. I appreciate your help, your online tutoring helped me a lot . I have taken an exam over at the community college back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I thought there was no way I could pass my GED…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 14:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Melissa
Age: 31
State: Texas
What motivated you to get your GED? After working in a restaurant for so many years, I finally realized that this is not the career I wanted. I wanted to be a successful business woman. As I got older, I got wiser about what kind of life style I wanted. Fast food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My husband can’t get a good job.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[College Bound!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: NaSha
Age: 21
City and State: Opelika, AL
Well, I am actually getting some material for my husband. He got kicked out of school when he was in the ninth grade. And I am helping him study. My family and friends have been very supportive.
My husband can&#8217;t get a good job. And getting his GED would change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I’m trying to make something of myself.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Ashleye
Age: 17
City and State: Mesquite, TX
What motivated you to get your GED? I have 2 kids and I&#8217;m trying to make something of myself so I can provide for my kids. I&#8217;m a teenage mother, I&#8217;m only 17.
How have your friends and family helped you? They tell me that I can do it, pushing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I need to do something for me.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelormsby</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Korina
Age: 42
City and State: Lapeer, MI
What motivated you to get your GED? It seems that I am a typical mom. Always doing for my family, and leaving my interests, goals, and dreams on the back burner. I became a mom at a very young age. When my son was born he suffered a traumatic [...]]]></description>
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